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sounds like a quote from a Mickey Spillane novel from the 50s...blonde and legs that never ended..
I agree completely. This guy is a PhD and has a career with the government doing psych research stuff out at Brooks City Base. This prof stuff is just a side job for him, and it shows.
Not to belittle the guy, he is a smart man, and great guy...but the class is truly a joke. I feel bad for the people that are failing it...wait, no i dont...who the could fail it?
sounds like a quote from a Mickey Spillane novel from the 50s...blonde and legs that never ended..
Exactly, I think a bachelors in psych really doesnt serve a purpose unless you are going to couple it with a masters and licenses. Even then, dont expect to make much more than a manager at Arby's. You need to finish it with a PhD, but even with that, its pretty much what you make of it.
My wife went this route, and will tell you that the bachelors was just a formality. What has allowed her to make any money really was the licenses and experience. It isnt engineering money, but about the cap at that career field.
I only had one part time Professor in the time I was at TLU. He was a cool guy, but it was the one of the few cake walk classes I did have. Part time professors doing it just for the extra cash can be great fun if you're looking for an easy A or for something to fit in your schedule (like your route). But if you're looking to get the the best out of your education then stick with the big names, heads of the department, permanent faculty professors or ones that are on the tenure track. And that goes for anyone, not just a UTSA/TLU student. Any college.
But this is a double edge sword. Continue your education but don't get the experience you need to land your dream job...or even to get in to that great Tier 1 research school with the great professors....this is where I'm at right now. Get that two-three years of social work/outreach.advocacy experience and then go into a Grad program that requires more than just your presence to get an MA....right?
All college is easy. Unless you are innovating in some science field, it's all just memorization.
Also, most people are re s. Just look around at the world for a moment. There's grown adults that can't multiply numbers or spell words. American adults.
Wrong buddy.............architecture is NOT about memorization, unless you are talking about the history of arch. courses.
All college is easy.............you really need to attend a college if this is what you think.
Geeezuz Ash I was just asking I wasn't trying to jump down your throat. lol Chill girl!
Flo! You made me cry!
But seriously. Psychology, Communications, Biology, English, Sociology....there are a ton of degrees that are better with a B.A. M.A. P.h.D., M.D. attached to the end of it.
Yea that is a tough one...its hard to say really and i am glad i dont have to make those choices.
I feel bad each time i go to class at the level of optimism these kids have going for their psych degree, and the reality of the matter when you get out.
If you can afford to make about 35 to 45 thousand a year and put in a TON of work to get there, then go for it. It has to be something you love to do though, as the money WILL NOT keep you motivated. My wife deals with it daily.
I think Engineering is probably the only degree nowadays that you can graduate with a B.A and still land a job making good $ right away. Ironically it is probably one of the hardest major's too.
One of my points here though. Which do you want...would you rather be grilled and actually learn something and fight for your grade...or have the easy class that you attend 4 times a year and pass with an A.
When you go to get that job, will the employer care that you struggled and learned a lot in the class, or will they juts care that you got the A? Either way you wont know on your first day of work, and have to be retrained for a few weeks...I dont think my wife has ever even had to prove any grades attended...Only thing they had ever asked her for in a job was a copy of her licensures.
Brings me back to my original point, why not just take the 20k or whatever it costs, save all the money on facilities and staff, and just buy a printer and hand me the paper!
a bachelors in psych is easy because its useless, anything short of a phd cant get you that far in psych
See, that's the thing. It is ridiculously cheesy and some people may call me out on it, but what I'm going to say is true.
While working at West people were so pumped by the incentives they had to do well, Spurs tickets, trips to Vegas, gift cards, etc. I think the only thing I wanted were the Spurs tickets and the closest parking spot possible because I hated walking in heels. The positive reinforcement they gave me just was a load of crap. What drove me to at least try to do well was the occasional "Thank you." I got from the people that would talk to me.
When I started working for ACORN it made my day when a homeowner would come in to the office and be ecstatic to report back to me that their home was saved from being sold that next Tuesday. Their happiness was contagious. It made my day. And it didn't matter that I was going home to my parents house and that there was no way that I was ever going to move out the way their salary was managed. The happiness and the outcome outweighed the income. It was enough to pay my student loans, my insurance, and even my uncovered prescription medicine. The outcome that some people get from getting trips and money and comission is what I get from happiness. And that's what keeps me headed in the direction I am...with or without the degree.
I read an article on CNN about a kid who couldn't even land an engineering job with two internships under his belt a few weeks ago.
for me!
Sounds like you have the support system, and the desire to do the job...let the money just fall where it may and go after it. You know you will need the upper level degrees to get further in the line of work, so go after em now while you still can (before kids, husband, bigger cars, house, etc..)
That's one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever heard. You have been cheated if your school only tested memorization, but don't project that on to every other school.
Getting a degree these days doesn't mean as much as it used to. It seems quite a bit of employers see work experience over a college degree, unless it's specialized, of course.
I think it all depends on the person that goes there what college is all about. I love being at UTSA..but I am also just going there for a bachelors and my MA will be at OU either in History or International Relations.
Every class is different and every student is different and it's true when some people say that some people just don't get it.
There can be history majors who find it hard to do well in certain classes, and some people who don't. I personally found it hard to do well in economics requirements for my history degree because I despise mathematics and theories of economics.
That doesn't mean anything about your overall education because in my upper division history classes I make A's and B's.
Also there are some people who need electives and they are in subjects that they don't do well on. A friend of mine has a 3.9 GPA and is majoring in law or something of that nature, yet she has a C grade in the history class we share together. That doesn't really prove anything about her education or abilities. Some people just find certain subjects difficult.
MSU is a decent school with an A+ social scene. While UM is a great school, the atmosphere is certainly lacking. Plus, most of the people suck there. Sorry, Jekka.
Though in three years at MSU, I think I only had one or two exams that weren't multiple choice. I took two Finals in the same time slot and once took 6 or 7 classes in a semester.
Interesting observation. My son did law school there so I have been to Ann Arbor quite a few times. It kind of reminded me of Austin in the 70's. I certainly wouldn't have described it as lacking atmosphere.
I'm probably a bit jaded because almost all of the people I met there were arrogant assholes.
So from what I can gather I may as well prepare for 6-8 yrs of college for each of my daughters!?!? A 4yr degree just won't cut it these days? My oldest also mentioned she is seriously thinking about the military, Air Force, but I'm still pushing college big time. While my recent hospital stays have opened my eyes to the many opportunities in the medical field. I was asking every nurse and tech questions all the time.
Oh that makes sense. I'm an arrogant asshole so I felt right at home.
I like some parts of Ann Arbor, but there's a reason I spend more of my time in Ypsi when I'm not on campus. I don't think that blue collar exists in Ann Arbor, and I need something between pretentiousness and homelessness.
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